#include <stdio.h>


#if defined(WIN32) || defined(WIN64)
    // needed for GetStdHandle() and SetConsoleTextAttribute()
    #include <windows.h>
#endif

// the colors that can be used for the text or the background
#define RED     0
#define GREEN   1
#define BLUE    2
#define YELLOW  3
#define PURPLE  4
#define CYAN    5
#define WHITE   6
#define BLACK   7

// the function that allows to change the text and  colors
void color(int text, int background){
    int text_color = 0;
    int background_color = 0;
    #if defined(WIN32) || defined(WIN64)
        // to change the color of a Windows terminal
        switch(text){
            case RED:    text_color = 12; break;
            case GREEN:  text_color = 10; break;
            case BLUE:   text_color = 9;  break;
            case YELLOW: text_color = 14; break;
            case PURPLE: text_color = 5;  break;
            case CYAN:   text_color = 11; break;
            case WHITE:  text_color = 15; break;
            case BLACK:  text_color = 0;  break;
        }
        switch(background){
            case RED:    background_color = 12; break;
            case GREEN:  background_color = 10; break;
            case BLUE:   background_color = 9;  break;
            case YELLOW: background_color = 14; break;
            case PURPLE: background_color = 5;  break;
            case CYAN:   background_color = 11; break;
            case WHITE:  background_color = 15; break;
            case BLACK:  background_color = 0;  break;
        }
        HANDLE H=GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
        SetConsoleTextAttribute(H,background_color*16+text_color);
    #else
        // to change the color of an ANSI terminal
        switch(text){
            case RED:    text_color = 31; break;
            case GREEN:  text_color = 32; break;
            case BLUE:   text_color = 34; break;
            case YELLOW: text_color = 33; break;
            case PURPLE: text_color = 35; break;
            case CYAN:   text_color = 36; break;
            case WHITE:  text_color = 37; break;
            case BLACK:  text_color = 30; break;
        }
        switch(background){
            case RED:    background_color = 41;  break;
            case GREEN:  background_color = 42;  break;
            case BLUE:   background_color = 44;  break;
            case YELLOW: background_color = 43;  break;
            case PURPLE: background_color = 45;  break;
            case CYAN:   background_color = 46;  break;
            case WHITE:  background_color = 107; break;
            case BLACK:  background_color = 1;   break;
        }
        printf("\033[0;" "%d" ";" "%dm", text_color, background_color);
    #endif
}


int main(void){
    color(RED, BLUE);
    printf("This ");

    color(BLUE, RED);
    printf("is ");

    color(CYAN, YELLOW);
    printf("an ");

    color(GREEN, BLUE);
    printf("higlhy ");

    color(YELLOW, GREEN);
    printf("colored ");

    color(PURPLE, WHITE);
    printf("text...");

    color(WHITE, BLACK);
}